{{infobox football tournament season | title = Uganda Cup | year = 1997 | other_titles = | image = | image_size = | caption = | country = Uganda | num_teams = | defending_champions = | winners = [[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]] | second = Uganda Electricity Board FC | matches = | goals = | scoring_leader = | award = | prev_season = [[1996 Uganda Cup|1996]] | next_season = [[1998 Uganda Cup|1998]] }} The '''1997 [[Ugandan Cup|Uganda Cup]]''' was the 23rd season of the main Ugandan [[Association football|football]] cup.
==Overview== The competition was known as the '''Kakungulu Cup''' and was won by [[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]] who beat Uganda Electricity Board FC 4–1 in the final. The results are not available for the earlier rounds.<ref name="RSSSF">{{cite news |title= Uganda - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF (Mikael Jönsson, Ian King and Hans Schöggl) |year=1997–2013 |website= [[RSSSF]] |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oegcuphist.html |accessdate=2014-01-19}}</ref><ref name="Kawowo Sports">{{cite web|url= http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/13292-uganda-cup-past-finalists.html|title= Uganda Cup Past Finalists|work= Kawowo Sports|accessdate= 2014-01-19|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140121031406/http://www.kawowo.com/index.php/football/item/13292-uganda-cup-past-finalists.html|archive-date= 2014-01-21|url-status= dead}}</ref><ref name="Soccer256">{{cite web|url= http://soccer256.com/Kakungulu%20Cup%20winners.htm|title= Tournaments: Kakungulu cup|work= Soccer256 Magazine|accessdate= 2014-01-19|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20140201145646/http://soccer256.com/Kakungulu%20Cup%20winners.htm|archive-date= 2014-02-01|url-status= dead}}</ref> The 1997 super league title was won by Kampala City Council Football Club, with [[Express FC|Express Football Club]] Finishing in the third place.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Strack-Zimmermann |first=Benjamin |title=Leagues of Uganda (1997) |url=https://www.national-football-teams.com/leagues/195/1997_2/Uganda_Super_League.html |access-date=2025-12-17 |website=www.national-football-teams.com |language=en}}</ref>
==Final== The Express Red won the 1997 Uganda Cup, defeating Uganda Electricity Board FC 4-1.<ref name=":0" /> {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; width:80%; font-size:100%" ! style= width="80px" |Tie no ! style= width="300px" |Team 1 ! style= width="80px" |Score ! style= width="300px" |[[Express FC|Team 2]] |- | [[Express FC|1]] | '''[[Express FC|Express Red Eagles]]''' | 4–1 | Uganda Electricity Board FC |}<ref name="RSSSF"/><ref name="Kawowo Sports"/><ref name="Soccer256"/>
==Footnotes== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * [https://www.rsssf.org/tableso/oegcuphist.html Uganda - List of Cup Finals - RSSSF (Mikael Jönsson, Ian King and Hans Schöggl)]
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